just yesterday governor chris christie. the governor issued a mandatory vakz evacuation for the state's barrier islands, but for the casinos as well. >> this morning i formally declared a state of emergency in anticipation of hurricane sandy, which is expected to be a severe and a potentially devastating storm that will hit new jersey beginning sunday night and be in full force by monday. >> that's new jersey. in washington d.c. similar situation. you have store shelves that are quickly clearing out as people who live there, they're heading to the store. they're preparing for the worst. the mayor of washington d.c., vincent gray, he declared a state of emergency just yesterday, and city workers have already started prepping for clean-up. city leaders say they will maintain contact with people in the area throughout the next couple of days on social media sites, facebook, twitter. look for that. in maryland also a state of emergency has been declared. in fact, in annapolis they're moving sand and sand bags in to place just t